THE OVAL PORTRAIT by Edgar Allan Poe Summary & Analysis

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In this video I'm talking about "The Oval Portrait," a short story by Edgar Allan Poe. We'll go through a detailed summary first, and then a full breakdown and analysis. Thank you to the individual who suggested this story!

SUMMARY 0:33
ANALYSIS
Gothic fiction 4:49
Setting 5:54
The Narrator 10:26
The Young Woman 11:44
The Painter 13:18
Art as a character 14:37
The painting as an object 15:48
The portrait scene 17:10
Art as a parasite 15:01, 18:16, 20:46
Light & shadow imagery 22:23
Last line of the story 24:04
Links to other work 25:58

Hope that helps! If you have questions or you were interested in a different story or author, let me know in the comments and I'll see what I can do. Good luck!

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